UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has dominated all of his competition in the 125-pound division. So if "Mighty Mouse" is able to get past Chris Cariaso at later this month, is it possible to see him in a "super fight" against the UFC's 135-pound champion?
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Talk of "super fights" is usually reserved for the heavier weight-classes but with no prospective blockbuster matchup currently on the horizon, Johnson vs. the bantamweight champion might be the best fight the UFC can make right now. And as long as the price is right, Johnson will face anybody.
"There's a lot of fighters left in the flyweight division that I haven't fought yet, and my focus is there," Johnson recently told MMAJunkie Radio. "Obviously, if (UFC President) Dana White came to me and said, 'We're hurting for a mega fight, would you go up and take on the 135-pound champion?,' whoever that is when the time comes, and I am still champ at the same time, I'm pretty sure me and the bantamweight champion want to make some cheddar when it happens. As long as they're willing to fork up a bit, and it makes sense for me and my camp, why not?"
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Johnson will face Cariaso, a 7-1 underdog, in the main event of UFC 178 on Sept. 27, which will be his fourth title defense. Even though he has looked unstoppable against previous opponents, Johnson, who once challenged for the bantamweight title, doesn't see himself moving up a weight-class anytime soon.
"I don't look (at it like) if I beat Cariaso, I clean out the division," he said. "Honestly, I just pick up the phone when the UFC gives me an assignment, and when the UFC gives me an assignment, I go out there and execute my game plan. If people in the public and the media want to say I've cleaned out the division, that's for them to say, but for me, it's just another fight."
A fight between Johnson and current 135-pound champion T.J. Dillashaw would be an exciting one, as they are two of the fastest fighters in the sport right now. Dillashaw also isn't one of the bigger bantamweights in the division, so Johnson probably won't be facing a significant size disadvantage like he did when he challenged former champion Dominick Cruz.
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